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Hypertension, Vol 6, 468-474, Copyright © 1984 by American Heart Association

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Natriuretic and hypertensive activities reside in a fragment of ACTH

KA Gruber, MC Klein, PM Hutchins, VM Buckalew Jr and JR Lymangrover

The hypertensive and natriuretic effects of chronic administration of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) cannot be duplicated by the administration of glucocorticoids and/or mineralocorticoids. We investigated the effects of a fragment of this hormone (ACTH4-10) and an analog of the fragment (D-Phe7) ACTH4-10 and found them to have pressor and cardioaccelerator actions in rats as determined by bolus intravenous (i.v.) injections of 30 to 1000 nmol/kg. The pressor and cardioaccelerator effects of (D-Phe7) ACTH4-10 were attenuated by alpha- receptor (phentolamine) and beta-receptor (metoprolol) antagonists. The cardiovascular actions of ACTH4-10 were produced in adrenalectomized or ganglionic-blocked (with mecamylamine) rats. At a lower dose (7 nmol/kg i.v.), ACTH4-10 was natriuretic and had a pattern of activity similar to that of a larger ACTH fragment, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Extraadrenal effects of the intact ACTH molecule or the in vivo production of an ACTH4-10-like fragment from ACTH may contribute to the hypertensive and natriuretic actions associated with this hormone.

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